Togo: 130 Young Entrepreneurs Trained Under ECOWAS Program

(Togo First) - The Fund for Regional Stabilization and Development (FRSD), a regional program launched by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in May 2024, has helped more than 130 young Togolese—men and women alike—gain hands-on...

Kano, Guinea-Bissau Bissau strengthen bilateral relations

The Kano government and Guinea-Bissau have agreed to strengthen bilateral ties, focusing on agriculture, education, culture, tourism, and human capital development. A high-level Kano delegation led by NNPP chairman Ajuji Ahmed, representing...

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026

Ranked: The World’s Largest Economies in 2026 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

INTERPOL Arrests 96 Across Nigeria, Mali, Other African Countries In Two Operations Targeting Drugs, Terror Financing

The International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) has announced the success of Operation Harmattan, a coordinated security operation across seven West African countries targeting synthetic drug trafficking through postal shipments and air...

Tai: Trade expos boost economic diversification and industry ties

Secretary for Economy and Finance Anton Tai underscored the pivotal role of major events like the Macao International Trade and Investment Fair (MIF) in economic development, noting that the trade fair fosters deeper industry integration with...

RCEPI supports a community health project in Guinea Bissau

Editor The Rotary Club Estoi Palace International is proud to announce its support for the project “Healthy Helping Hands: Community Health & Midwifery Education in Tabanane (Guinea-Bissau). The project, led by midwife and nurse Tashmyn Rosario in...

Guinea-Bissau opposition leader excluded from presidential vote list

Bissau – Guinea-Bissau’s main opposition leader, former prime minister Domingos Simoes Pereira, was excluded from a provisional list of presidential candidates published by the Supreme Court on Monday ahead of November elections. Pereira heads the...

Trade between China and the Portuguese-speaking world contracts in first eight months

Portuguese-speaking countries saw exports to China in the first eight months fall to the lowest point for the period since 2020, according to data shared by Forum Macao. The period between January and August saw exports from Portuguese-speaking...

Russian Academic Frames Western Sahara as Core to Moroccan Foreign Policy Identity

Marrakech – A new Russian academic study positions Western Sahara as the cornerstone and compass of Morocco’s foreign policy identity, arguing that the North African country’s defense of its territorial integrity is central to its national...

Reimagining Commercial Underwriting in the Age of AI

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Mapped: Government Debt to GDP by Country in 2025

Mapped: Government Debt to GDP by Country in 2025 See visuals like this from many other data creators on our Voronoi app. Download it for free on iOS or Android and discover incredible data-driven charts from a variety of trusted sources. Key...

‘Why Nigeria, others must avoid financial action grey list’

The Director-General of the Intergovernmental Action Group Against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA), Mr. Edwin Harris has said countries in Africa must do everything possible to avoid being on the financial action task force (FATF) grey...

ECOWAS, World Bank Organise Seminar On International Taxation

A regional seminar on international taxation was held in Accra, Ghana, from September 22nd to 26th, 2025, jointly organized by the World Bank’s EMFTX team and the ECOWAS Commission, with support from regional and international partners. The...

With PAIGC barred, will elections in Guinea-Bissau legitimize a neocolonial dictatorship?

Protest in Guinea-Bissau in November 2019 with a banner that reads "In democracy is the people are in charge". Photo via RSF Opposition candidates are barred from contesting the November election in Guinea-Bissau as the “neocolonial agent”, Umaro...

Business News | President of the Gambia, H.E. Mr. ADAMA BARROW to Inaugurate the 12th Edition of Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary 2025, Being Held in the Gambia

BusinessWire India Banjul [The Gambia] / Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 8: Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, will conduct the 12th Edition of their annual conference, "Merck Foundation Africa Asia Luminary", in...

Foni Berefet Lights Up Under $66M ECOWAS–World Bank Project

By: Fatou Krubally The once-dark village of Foni Berefet in the West Coast Region on Friday, 10th October 2025, witnessed a historic transformation as it was officially connected to the national electricity grid. This was done under the ECOWAS...

How to watch Egypt v Guinea-Bissau: Live stream details as Mohamed Salah and co continue World Cup qualifiers

Watch Egypt v Guinea-Bissau as a dead rubber appears for Mohamed Salah and his side, after their recent qualification for the 2026 World Cup last time out. Read on for all the details on TV and streaming coverage right here, including details on...

Many paths to jobs: New World Bank Group Scorecard insights

Two years ago, the World Bank Group launched a revamped Scorecard not as another report but as a promise: that measuring impact would become part of how we think and work. Today, that promise is starting to take hold. The Scorecard is showing that...

IMF reaches staff-level agreement with Guinea-Bissau on the Ninth Review of Extended Credit Facility Arrangement

07 october 2025 - 14:04:13 MA 307 Views Panafrican News Agency Washington, DC, US (PANA) - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Guinea-Bissau have reached a staff-level agreement on economic policies that could support the Ninth review of the...

WHO, Guinea-Bissau push AI, drug tracking in healthcare

Homepage > News > Business > WHO, Guinea-Bissau push AI, drug tracking in healthcare The European arm of the World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a Technical Advisory Group on Artificial Intelligence for Health (TAG-AI), designed to guide...